Edward Lear, Catania and Mount Etna

Edward Lear

British · 1812–1888 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Edward Lear, Corfu From The Village Of Ascension, Lear worked with an exacting and accomplished technique in thinned oilCorfu From The Village Of AscensionLawrences Auctioneers · £34,000≈ $45,485≈ €40,856Sign up to see
  2. Edward Lear, Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora, pen and brown ink and washAreka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, RatnapooraSworders · £3,800≈ $5,095≈ €4,384Sign up to see
  3. Edward Lear, Sermione, Lago di Garda, watercolourSermione, Lago di GardaToovey's · £3,400≈ $4,338≈ €4,030Sign up to see

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Edward Lear, Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, possibly the Anio Novus, pencil on blue paper
Studies of a building, trees and a distant Roman aqueduct, possibly the Anio Novus
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£750Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora, pen and brown ink and wash
Areka Palm in Hugh Nevill's Garden, Ratnapoora
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£3,800Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, A mountainous landscape, pen and brown ink over pencil
A mountainous landscape
Sworders · May 19, 2026
£1,000Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Capo Sant' Angeli, Amalfi, pencil with touches of white on paper
Capo Sant' Angeli, Amalfi
Olympia Auctions · Dec 10, 2025
£1,400Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, watercolour and bodycolour 16 x 14cm
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£950Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£850Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£850Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil
Untitled
Sworders · May 28, 2025
£1,800Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, A Mountainous Landscape With Figures Seated By A Shrine; Sketch Of A Tomb With Classical Frieze With Mountains Beyond (I & Ii), pen and brown ink each
A Mountainous Landscape With Figures Seated By A Shrine; Sketch Of A Tomb With Classical Frieze With Mountains Beyond (I & Ii)
Olympia Auctions · Mar 16, 2025
£650Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai, watercolor on paper
Desert of Sinai
Toomey & Co. · Oct 22, 2024
$2,489Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, MOUNT GENEROSA, BELLA VISTA, 1881, ’ pencil, pen and brown ink
MOUNT GENEROSA, BELLA VISTA, 1881
Lyon & Turnbull · Oct 2, 2024
£554Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Thebes
Thebes
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024
£2,400Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Zante, pen and brown ink heightened with white over pencil
Zante
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024
£2,800Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Corfu From The Village Of Ascension, Lear worked with an exacting and accomplished technique in thinned oil
Corfu From The Village Of Ascension
Lawrences Auctioneers · Sep 24, 2024
£34,000Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Sermione, Lago di Garda, watercolour
Sermione, Lago di Garda
Toovey's · Jun 12, 2024
£3,400Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Abetone
Abetone
Lawrences Auctioneers · Jan 17, 2024
£240Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, A Group of Owls, from Birds of Europe, c. 1835, A group of 5 lithographs with hand-coloring on wove paper
A Group of Owls, from Birds of Europe, c. 1835
Bonhams · Nov 8, 2022
$2,550Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pen and ink and watercolour 32 x 48cm
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 27, 2022
£3,800Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, lithograph in colour
Untitled
Sworders · Sep 13, 2022
£950Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pen and brown ink and watercolour 6.7 x 27cm Provenance: With the Fine Art Society
Untitled
Sworders · Mar 22, 2022
£1,800Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Untitled, pencil and red crayon 12.5 x 37cm Provenance: With the Folio Society
Untitled
Sworders · Mar 22, 2022
£400Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Gebel Wardan, Sinai, ink and pencil
Gebel Wardan, Sinai
Olympia Auctions · Oct 17, 2018
£850Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Mt. Etna from near Carlentini, 1852, pen and ink
Mt. Etna from near Carlentini, 1852
Toovey's · Jun 13, 2018
£1,700Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Nanodes Undulatus, hand coloured lithograph
Nanodes Undulatus
Leonard Joel · Mar 28, 2018
A$300Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Valmontone, Near Tivoli, pencil
Valmontone, Near Tivoli
Olympia Auctions · Jan 25, 2017
£1,000Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, View of Mount Athos
View of Mount Athos
Bonhams · May 25, 2016
£938Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Study of figures and foliage at Frascati
Study of figures and foliage at Frascati
Bonhams · May 25, 2016
£813Sign up free to see
Edward Lear, Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Plate 17, lithograph
Journals of a Landscape Painter in Albania, Plate 17
Art+Object · Feb 24, 2026
Edward Lear, Sambuci | Rocca Giovanne, 1840, Lithograph
Sambuci | Rocca Giovanne, 1840
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 27, 2025
Edward Lear, Temple Of Venus And Rome
Temple Of Venus And Rome
Pandolfini · Nov 19, 2024
Edward Lear, Sacro Monte Of Varese, black chalk
Sacro Monte Of Varese
Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024
Edward Lear, The Ear Of Dionysus, Syracuse
The Ear Of Dionysus, Syracuse
Pandolfini · Nov 13, 2024
Edward Lear, Tomb Of Cecilia Metella
Tomb Of Cecilia Metella
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Edward Lear, Olevano, pencil and watercolor
Olevano
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Edward Lear, Untitled, SAINT PETER VIEWED VILLA DORIA PAMPHILI
Untitled
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Edward Lear, View Of Catania, ink and gouache on paper
View Of Catania
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Edward Lear, View Of Varese, pencil
View Of Varese
Pandolfini · Nov 8, 2023
Edward Lear, Turkish Landscape, watercolor on paper
Turkish Landscape
Pandolfini · Oct 12, 2022
Edward Lear, Trichoglossus swainsonii, Radierungen, handkoloriert. a) Edward Lear: "Trichoglossus swainsonii" (Rainbow Lorikeet) Aus: Prideaux John Selby "Illustrations of Ornithology" (1825– 1843).
Trichoglossus swainsonii
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Jun 19, 2021
Fort of Isle San Marguerite, Cannes, 1865
Brunk Auctions · Sep 16, 2017

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Lear, Catania and Mount Etna
Catania and Mount Etna1847 · Oil on board
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1961 — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, View of Sciacca, Sicily
View of Sciacca, SicilyMay 20, 1847 · Pen and brown ink, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Edward Lear, Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy
Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy1847 (?) · Watercolor over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon Douglas III…
Edward Lear, View of St. Peter's, Rome
View of St. Peter's, Rome1843 · Graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1960 — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi, Epirus, Greece
Agia Paraskevi, Epirus, GreeceApril 13, 1857 · Graphite, pen and brown ink and watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …
Edward Lear, Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece1850–85 · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Florence B. Selden, in memo…
Edward Lear, Cervara
Cervarahand-colored lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Katharine Shepard — Open Ac…
Edward Lear, Via Porta Pinciana, Rome
Via Porta Pinciana, Romecolor lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Katharine Shepard — Open Ac…
Edward Lear, View of Ceriana
View of Ceriana1870 · pen and brown ink over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)
White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)published 1832-1837 · hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjam…
Edward Lear, Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi
Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfic. 1885 · pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Edward Lear, Mountainous View from Antrodoco
Mountainous View from Antrodoco1845 · black chalk heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Edward Lear, Gezicht op de Ponte Lupo (bij Tivoli)
Gezicht op de Ponte Lupo (bij Tivoli)1845-05-02
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Edward Lear, Psittacara Naria / Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw (Plate 12)
Psittacara Naria / Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw (Plate 12)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycereus Tabuensis / Tabuan Parrakeet (Plate 16)
Platycereus Tabuensis / Tabuan Parrakeet (Plate 16)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycerus Barnardi / Barnard's Parrakeet (Plate 18)
Platycerus Barnardi / Barnard's Parrakeet (Plate 18)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Brownii / Brown's Parrakeet
Platycercus Brownii / Brown's Parrakeet1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Red-capped Parrakeet, male (Plate 21)
Red-capped Parrakeet, male (Plate 21)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (Young Male) (Plate 24)
Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (Young Male) (Plate 24)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (young male) (Plate 24)
Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (young male) (Plate 24)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Pacific Parrakeet (Plate 26)
Pacific Parrakeet (Plate 26)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, La Piana
La Piana1868 · Watercolor and pen and brush and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection — public domain (CC0)
Edward Lear, Collepardo
Collepardo1841 · Tint lithograph on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Edward Lear, The Cedars of Lebanon
The Cedars of Lebanon1858 · Watercolor, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Searle Dixon and Prints and Drawings Discre…

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